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Dr Amanda Cole (on secondment)

Lead, Mental Health

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 3587
Email: amanda.cole@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO21.408  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5786-8375

Dr Amanda Cole is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Amanda’s specialty is in the area of mental health, well-being and family research. Amanda’s PhD is titled: Narratives of “living well”: Exploring the experiences of family members living with a family member with depression.

Amanda is currently on secondment as Project Lead to ECU's new student support service, The Living Room.

Background

Amanda has worked as a Registered Nurse for 20 years. She has experience in a variety of clinical settings including:

  • Neurosurgery and trauma
  • Respiratory and gastroenterology
  • ICU
  • E.D
  • Community adolescent
  • Mental health and forensic mental health services
  • Clinical facilitation – mental health

Amanda is also a Registered Teacher and has a strong interest in education, teaching and learning and student well-being.

Professional Associations

  • Chair ACMHN Education and Accreditation Committee
  • Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association (ANZSA)
  • West Australian Association of Mental Health
  • Australian College of Mental Health Nurses
  • International Family Nursing Association
  • Australian College of Nursing

Awards and Recognition

  • (2007) Edith Cowan University - Primary Pre-Service Teacher Award for Excellence in Science Education.
  • (2019) Edith Cowan University- Nomination Vice Chancellors Staff Excellence.
  • (2019) School of Nursing and Midwifery 2019 Excellence in Engaged Teaching Award

Research Areas and Interests

  • Education - teaching and learning and student well-being
  • Family nursing research
  • Mental health (depression)
  • Wellbeing, living well and primary health care (mental health)
  • Qualitative methodology/ narrative inquiry
  • Student mental health and wellbeing
  • Project Lead, The Living Room- low barrier peer led mental heath service

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Graduate Certificate in Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, 2016.
  • Cert IV in Training and Assessment, TAFE NSW, 2013.
  • Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary), Edith Cowan University, 2007.
  • Bachelor of Nursing, Edith Cowan University, 2003.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Ngune, I., Myers, H., Cole, A., Palamara, P., Redknap, R., Roche, M., Twigg, D. (2023). Developing Nurse-Sensitive Outcomes In Acute Inpatient Mental Health Settings-A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(17-18), 6254-6267. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16679.
  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Staff Perceptions on the Effectiveness of GRiP-S, a New Approach to Clinical Supervision Incorporating Safewards: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2280198.
  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Getting A Grip On Safewards: The Cross Impact Of Clinical Supervision And Safewards Model On Clinical Practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(3), 801-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13116.

Journal Articles

  • Whitehead, L., Jacob, E., Barnard, M., Abu-Qamar, MZ., Cole, A. (2018). The role of the family in supporting the self-management of chronic conditions: A qualitative systematic review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27(1-2), 22-30. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13775.

Research Projects

  • Adapting the Family Management Styles Framework for families living with an adult with depression, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2022 (Stream 1), 2023 ‑ 2024, $38,332.
  • A cohort study to inform the development of a strategic intervention to develop EI, student well-being and retention across an undergraduate nursing and nursing/midwifery university program in WA., Edith Cowan University, School of Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Initiative Fund, 2017 ‑ 2018, $10,000.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Healthcare professional's attitude and knowledge of integrating acupuncture into mental health care in Australia: A mixed methods study

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Getting a ‘Grip’ on Supervision: A mixed method study assessing the effect of a new model for clinical supervision within mental health nursing named GRIP-S
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